Orthotonics
American experimental rock and free improvisation group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Orthotonics were an American experimental rock and free improvisation group from Richmond, Virginia. They began in 1979 as the Ortho-Tones, but changed their name to the Orthotonics in 1982. The group released three albums before splitting up in 1989.[1][2]
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Also known as | Ortho-Tones |
Origin | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
Genres | Experimental rock, free improvisation, avant-garde jazz |
Years active | 1979–1984, 1989 |
Labels | Rift Records, Outatune Label (Quakenbrück, Germany) |
Past members | Paul Watson Danny Finney Pippin Barnett Rebby Sharp Phil Trumbo Tom Carson |
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Eugene Chadbourne at AllMusic said the Orthotonics were "unusual" with material "of great interest from the standpoint of text as well as musically".[3]